title: Impact of personalized in-home nursing care plans on dependence in ADLs/IADLs and on family burden among adults diagnosed with schizophrenia: a randomized controlled study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The study aims to assess the impact of personalized in-home nursing care plans on the degree of dependence among adult patients with schizophrenia, and on family burden.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a randomized controlled study with 94 participants: The experimental group received a personalized in-home nursing care plan. The comparison group got a standard care at its mental health center.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The pretest-posttest multivariate analysis of covariance revealed statistically significant group differences (p = .003). The help received the positive activity and the degree of independence in the experimental group improved mainly due to intervention.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A personalized in-home nursing care plan improves the degree of independence of people diagnosed with schizophrenia living in the community and reduces the burden perceived by the family.
authors.affiliation: Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Professor, Campus Docent, Sant Joan de Déu-Fundació Privada, School of Nursing, University of Barcelona, Spain. jroldan@santjoandedeu.edu.es
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roldán-Merino
authors.forename: Irma Casas
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: Juan Diego
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Ramos-Pichardo
authors.forename: Alexandrina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Foix-Sanjuan
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Quilez-Jover
authors.forename: Manel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Montserrat-Martinez
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D003155:Community Mental Health Centers / Q000592:standards; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D057285:Precision Medicine / Q000451:nursing*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000451:nursing*; D016896:Treatment Outcome